The journalist who thought the Canadian prime minister had no idea what he was talking about during a talk at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario, had something else coming.

A lawsuit led by their professor charges that the $15 billion contract violates Canadian law, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claims his government’s credibility would be harmed if he broke the agreement.A lawsuit filed by their professor charges that the $15 billion contract violates Canadian law, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claims his government’s credibility would be harmed if he broke the agreement.